Hand mirror



March 3, 1942.

' Q. MAURUD HAND MIRROR Filed Deo. 2l, 1939 Patented Mar. 3, 1942 HAND MIRROR QlysteinvMaurud, Askm, Norway Application December 21, 1939, Serial'No. 310,445 In Norway March 22, 1939 4 Claims. (Cl. 88-89) The present invention relates to khand-mirrors adapted to be carried in the pocket or in a handbag when not in use and by means of which it is possible to look at oneself side face andalso partially from behind. A hand-mirror of this kind as hitherto used consists of two glass-discs facing towards each other and having equal areas, said glass-discs being pivotally attached to both ends of a bar or the like so that the relative angular positions of the discs can be varied. The hand-mirror is being used in that manner, that the user places his head between the discs in such a position, that he when looking at one of the glass-discs can see the reflection from the other glass-disc. It alsoA is known that the distance between the glass-discs can be varied thereby, that said'connection bar is shortened and lengthened.

The hand-mirrors as described, however, have the drawback, that the reflection seen in the one glass-disc is intended to be looked at with both eyes, the two glass-discs having equal areas. The distance from the eyes to the glass-disc therefore must be relatively great. -Owing' to this fact it is diiiicult quickly to nd the correct posi- 1 tion of the glass-discs `and of the eyes when the hand-mirror is to be used, and the reflect-ion easily will be-unfavourably influenced by the eyes having different positions in relation to the glassdisc looked at. Further, the reflection owing to the relative great distance between the eyes and the glass-disc looked at will give the effect of smallness in relation to the area of the disc. The hand-mirror described also will occupy a great space, thus being not suitable for being f carried in the pocket or in a handbag.

According to the present invention hand-mirrors with two glass-discs are given such a construction, that the said drawbacks are removed. The main characteristic feature of the invention is, that the area of the glass-disc looked at is so small, that no part of the reflection can be seen by both eyes simultaneously, the adjustment of the device being of no consequence, said area preferably being approximately equal to the cross section area of the eye, said small glassdisc being intended to be held near one of the eyes, preferably the eye being situated at the side of the head to be looked at side face.

Further important features of the invention will appear from the following description of an embodiment of the device.

In order to describe clearly my invention I will refer to the accompanying dagrammatical drawing, wherein- Figure 1 shows a side elevational view of the hand-mirror when in use, and

Figure 2 shows a top plan View of the same.

Figure 3 shows a top plan view of the handmirror in closed position when not in use.

The hand-mirror according to the invention comprises a suitably circular case I with a lid '2 pivotally attached to the edge of the case by means of the hinge 3. The inner side of the lid 2 facing towards the case is provided with a glass-disc 4, preferably a convex diminishing mirror. The outer side of the lid is provided with an Ordinar plane mirror 5. The case I is provided with a bar consisting of two parts 6 and I connected telescopically to each other, the partf 6 being slideably mounted in the case I. The vbar thus may be lengthened or shortened at wish. Y

Pivotally attached to the free end of the part 'I by means of a springy hinge 8 is provided a small plane mirror 9, the area of which being approximately equal to the area of the cross section of an eye. When the hand-mirror is rto be used, the reflection from the glass-disc 4 is looked at in the small mirror 9, one of theeyes being placed quite near this mirror. The small mirror must have such a dimension, thatno part of the reflection can be seen by both eyes simultaneously, the adjustment of the device being of kno consequence. The springy hinge l8 is arranged in that-manner, that the small mirror 9, when the hand-mirror is in use, owing to the spring will be kept in a fixed angular position in relation to the bar part l, the angle preferably being approximately 135 as shown in Figure 1.

The lid 2 also may be turned laterally about a pivot I9 perpendicular to the case I. As wellfthe hinge 3 as the pivot IU may have such a friction, that the lid 2 will continue standing in every position without the use of special attaching devices. The pivot I 0, however, eventually may be provided with a spring device tending to keep the lid 2 in a middle position. In Figures 1 and 2, in which the hand-mirror is shown in the position for use, the lid 2 is opened and the bar pulled out, different angular positions of the lid being indicated by chained lines. Figure 3 shows the hand-mirror when not in use, the lid 2 being closed and the bar telescoped into the case I.

When the hand-mirror is to be used the lid 2 is opened and the parts 6 and 'I of the bar are pulled out as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The eye, situated on the side of the head to be looked at, is placed quite near the small mirror 9, and the reflection from the large mirror 4 at once will be seen in the small mirror. The necessary adjustment is effected by turning the lid 2 and by lengthening or shortening the telescopical bar. When the hand-mirror has been used, the small mirror 9 is turned into the position shown with chained lines in Figure 1 and the bar then is telescoped into the position shown in Figure 3, the small mirror being locked in the said out-ofuse position by means of a small casing ll engaging with the mirror. At the same time the lid 2 is closed and locked by means of a suitable locking device (not shown). When the parts of the bar are pulled out the small mirror is released, thereby owing to the spring in the hinge 8 being turned into the position shown in Figure 1.

If the hand-mirror is to be used as anordinary looking-glass adapted to be placed on a table, the lid 2 is turned into a suitable angular position and the case I is placed on the table. In this case the diminishing mirror 4 or the plane mirror 5 may be used at Wish.k The device may be used as an ordinary pocket-glass Without opening the lid 2, and in closed position the device takes up as small a space, that it easily may be carried in the pocket or in a handbag.

The case I eventually may be provided with one or more holes for the reception of lip-sticks or the like.

I wish it to be clearly understood, that many different embodiments of my above described device are possible Without departing from the scope of my invention as described by the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A hand mirror especially adapted to be used as a looking glass for observing oneself side face and from behind comprising, a case having a hinged lid including a reecting surface, said lid being movable to upright position With respect to the case, a rod extensible from the case, and a mirror carried by said rod, said mirror being movable to a position facing the reflecting surface When the-lid is in an upright position and the rod is extended, said rod and mirror being retractable to a position substantially Wholly Within said case, said lid being movable to closed position, thereby rendering the entire hand mirror device compact for increased portability.

2. A hand mirror especially adapted to be used as a looking glass for observing oneself side face and from behind comprising, a case having a hinged lid including a reflecting surface, said lid being movable to upright position with respect to the case, a telescoping rod extensible from the case, and a mirror carried by said rod, said mirror being movable to a position facing the reflecting surface when the lid is in an upright position and the rod is extended, said rod and mirror being retractable to a position substantially wholly Within said case, said lid being movable to closed position, thereby rendering the entire hand mirror device compact for increased portability.

3. A hand mirror especially adapted to be used as a looking glass for observing oneself side face and from behind comprising, a case having a hinged lid including a reflecting surface, said lid being movable to an upright position with respect to the case, a telescoping rod normally housed Within the case being extensible therefrom in a plane substantially at a right angle to the plane of the reflecting surface of the lid when the latter is in upright position, a mirror carried by said rod, said mirror also normally housed Within said case, and means automatically operable upon extension of said rod from said case for moving said mirror into a position facing the reflecting surface of the lid when the latter is in upright position.

4. A hand mirror especially adapted to be used as a looking glass for observing oneself side face and from behind comprising, a case having a hinged lid including a convex reecting surface on one side and a flat reflecting surface on the other side, said lid being movable to an upright position With respect to the case and being pivotally attached to said hinge for movement about va vertical axis whenit is in upright position to present either reflecting surface to the user, a rod extensible from the case and a mirror carried by said rod, said mirror being movable to a position facing a reflecting surface of the lid when the latter is in upright position and the rod is extended, saidY rod and mirror being retractable y toa position substantially Within said case, and

said lid being movable to closed position, thereby rendering the entire device compact for transportation While at all times the lid Will present a useable reflecting surface.

@YSTEIN MAURUD. 

